Bringing MEMS to the mainstream through more efficient design techniques and manufacturing processes

Advanced microfluidic components have been fabricated and optimized, such as a miniaturized pump for on-chip generation of high pressure, a micropillar filter optimized for DNA separation achieving world-record resolution, and a SNP detector allowing on-chip detection using very small sample volumes

PASTA project will combine research on electronic packaging and interconnection technology with textile research to realize an innovative approach of smart textile

COBRA architecture can be customized to meet the requirements for many standards (WLAN (IEEE802.11n to .11ac), cellular (LTE to LTE-advanced), and broadcasting (DVB-T/H to DVB-T2)) and dedicated needs

Ultra-low power 8 bit analog to digital converter (ADC) consuming only 30fJ energy per conversion step

By preprocessing the signal, a simplified DSP can be used for accurate R-peak detection resulting in lower power consumption of the DSP

For the first time, a piezoelectric harvesting device fabricated by MEMS technology generates a record of 85μW electrical power from vibrations.

By using cost-effective, CMOS compatible MEMS processes on 6′ silicon wafers, imec developed piezoelectric energy harvesters capable of generating up to 85μW of power

IMEC unveils the second generation of its ADRES processor architecture (architecture for dynamically reconfigurable embedded systems). ADRES now supports multithreading, and has doubled its performance and energy efficiency compared to the first ADRES generation. This positions ADRES as a building block for future 4G devices. ADRES can be licensed from IMEC and is targeted at chip manufacturers. Companies interested in further developing this technology are welcome to join in IMEC’s collaborative research.

AtSmart Systems Integration Conference in Brussels (Belgium), technologists from IMEC and its associated laboratory at Ghent University presented a new 3D integration process.